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Water Saving Project for Santa Clarita

December 19, 2007 |

In the wake of a court ruling this summer that limited pumping water from the Sacramento Delta to protect the delta smelt, all of Southern California is facing the need to conserve water.

The smelt is a small fish that is an indicator of the viability of the delta. Its numbers are down, which could be a sign the delta’s 750 species of plants and wildlife, some threatened or endangered, are suffering more as water is pumped south.

Santa Clarita is stepping up and plans to expand water recycling.
With a goal is to reuse 22,000 acre-feet of treated wastewater for irrigation and other nondrinking purposes in hopes of augmenting the supply to accommodate current needs and the demands of development.

TPC Westridge is currently using 500 acre feet of the recycled water for irrigation and the landscaped medians nearby. In the works is another project for treated water which will be one of two for the Santa Clarita area. Valencia Industrial Center, the Valencia Commerce Center and Castaic area, and the Vista Valencia and Valencia Country Club golf courses are the candidates.
The agency would lay the backbone of the system and the appropriate water company would install the hookups.

For years, the state Department of Water Resources has pressured California’s water suppliers to recycle treated wastewater for nonpotable uses to cut their reliance on Northern California rivers.


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